LOUIS XV PERIOD CARTEL In tinted horn floral marquetry on a brass base, chased and gilt bronze ornamentation, white enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the five minutes, openworked brass hands, rectangular movement with two gear bodies, horizontal verge escapement, single balance wheel, silk thread suspension, the dial and movement signed 'Joffroy à Besançon'; restorations to the case. H. 123 cm (48 ½ in.) l. 35 cm (13 ¾ in.) P. 22.5 cm (8 ¾ in.) Comparative bibliography: C. Sandoz, Les Horloges et les maîtres horlogeurs à Besançon, 1905, p. 70. A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted, tinted horn and brass cartel and its wall-bracket, the dial and the movement signed 'Joffroy a Besançon'